Brian Shamie
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Sound check: Andrea Dawn, Emily Tipping livestreaming from The VenueApr 28, 2021 6:00 am - Dawn, Tipping at The Venue While in-person outdoor events are popping up in the near future for The Venue, Fox Valley Music Foundation's performance space in Aurora, org...
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Earnestness, vulnerability key to Northbrook pop singer JORDY's rising successApr 21, 2021 6:00 am - In JORDY's song "I Just Wanna Be Loved" released earlier this year, the Northbrook-native pop singer jokes "Is it too much just to ask to be adored?" And with his recen...
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Sound check: Get happy with outdoor Warp Corps fundraiser, festApr 20, 2021 6:00 am - Outdoors and happy Warp Corps is a McHenry County skateboarding-based organization harnessing the power of sports, music and the arts to increase awareness about me...
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Submissions opening for Homegrown music festivalApr 18, 2021 7:13 am - The Homegrown Arts & Music Festival, the suburbs' yearly celebration of original local musicians, is returning to its origins as an all-day, in-person event this summer....
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East Coast piano-popsters of Jukebox the Ghost revisiting their history onlineApr 16, 2021 6:00 am - When a band has been touring globally for more than a decade, earlier works can sometimes be overshadowed by more recent releases. The ones the kids know from the radio ...
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Naperville's Grant Milliren looks ahead to a brighter year with 'Comeback Kid' singleApr 14, 2021 6:00 am - Naperville singer-songwriter Grant Milliren is a man of plans. After last year's touring season was pretty much canceled, he put his alternative sound out there in any w...
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Sound check: PIQNIQ music fest is back — as a drive-in eventApr 13, 2021 6:00 am - PIQNIQ season Not to be deterred by the ongoing pandemic, Chicago's 101-WKQX is reviving its summer celebration of alternative rock for 2021 — in drive-in form. The...
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New EP 'Find Me Here' showcases High Wire's strengthsApr 10, 2021 7:15 am - With four singles already out in the world, Chicago pop-punk band High Wire completes its five-piece puzzle with Friday's drop of "Find Me Here: Part 1," the band's newe...
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Concerts: Lee DeWyze livestreams, Fletcher Rockwell plays FitzGerald'sApr 09, 2021 6:00 am - Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts: 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, April 9, at Hey Nonny, 10 S Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Limited capacity, table seating, $50-$100 at (224) 202-...
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Tiny Kingdoms solidifies its pop-rock sound with new single, video 'All I Know'Apr 09, 2021 6:00 am - After last May's release of the brightly spirited "Daydream," Tiny Kingdoms is busting out with an early entry for 2021's summer anthem. And when I say busting out, I m...